Originally Posted by Al.canoe
When I upgraded my'84 Voyager, I went to 700c wheels and 9-speed cassette (and STI). The fork brake pivots had to be moved and the seat+chain stays rebent; simple jobs for a frame builder with tools. My lbs is owned by a guy who used to build frames. He did the work for free (including repainting the fork after it was "torched") because he did some of the upgrades.
Al
I had considered getting by bike "hacked" in order to fit 700's, and then I considered all the money that i had put into this bike that had originally cost me $30, the equivalent of one of the "cheap" Bruce Gordons, and I thought to myself that maybe, for long-distance int'l touring, I should just hang up my Shogun and fork over the cash for a new one. Still, I do love it, and am more than a little reluctant to retire it yet, so maybe a hack job is in order. Thanks.